#aussu

I liked this message so much I didn’t want to respond for a while so I could see it again every time I went back to the askbox. THIS SORT OF SILICON DYNAMIC IS WHAT I LIVE FOR

Naturally, Sinon appreciates Silica’s support greatly. She constantly wishes she could do more for Keiko in return (she does help her out a lot, but she never finds it enough), so she’d probably start trying to be more openly affectionate to show her appreciation.

Lisbeth is in the middle of repairing and refining Asuna’s Lambent Light, pouring everything she has into making it even better than it was before it got wrecked in that Boss fight, when the quiet words come. Instantly, she freezes, automatically tightening her grip on her hammer so she doesn’t drop it.

Turning to Asuna with wide, wondering eyes, a confused, embarrassed squeak leaves her mouth before she remembers herself. Swallowing, she straightens and, taking a deep, if willowy, breath, smiles sweetly over at her friend.

They’re sitting side-by-side on Asuna’s bed, virtual reality helmets in their laps. Rika is looking toward the far wall, Asuna the bedspread. Neither’s said a word in several minutes.

They’d just barely survived a PKer ambush in ALO.

No one’s been able to explain it for sure quite yet (though Kazuto has a grim theory), but in the past month and a half, more and more Player Killers have begun popping up in each of the game’s territories. Some of them have chosen to work alone, but most have formed guilds. Many elite players, SAO survivors in particular, have been doing their best to curb their activities for weeks now, and yet with more and more sprouting every day, it seems almost impossible.

But they won’t give up. They wouldn’t have survived those two years in SAO if they were that quick to roll over.

Still, that doesn’t mean it’s not hard for them, that it doesn’t bring back unwanted memories. While the majority of the players are only disturbed and can push past the shreds of remembrance, some are more sensitive than that. A few times, said members have been crippled in the middle of a battle and have either had to be saved by a fellow player or been killed before help could arrive. Thankfully, in this game, those players merely regenerated or were revived, but such happenings have triggered other members’ breakdowns as well. There’s been talk of a weeding-out process, but no more than that just yet. It’s not like it’s the survivors’ fault, after all. They can’t help it.

That said, the PKers themselves are getting increasingly more precise and deadly, learning and adapting at alarming rates. Sometimes it’s like they’re not even human. That thought, one every SAO player had about PKers at least once while trapped in that hell, makes even the toughest ones’ skin crawl.

The attempted assassins today were especially ruthless. Clearly, they’d had something against the one and only Lightning Flash. Maybe they were ex-Laughing Coffin or some other orange or red guild from SAO, maybe they didn’t like how she was practically leading the assault against them, or maybe they just didn’t like her telling them what to do - but whatever the case, in the end, they took it a step too far.

And that’s when it all went wrong.

“What was I supposed to do,” Rika demands at last, looking over at her, “just let you die?” Her eyes narrow, and she snatches up the older girl’s hand and squeezes. “Hell, no! Even if we won’t really die in ALO, you know why I took that axe for you! You know why I’ll do it a thousand more times, why I would have back in SAO if it’d come down to it! I’m sorry I scared you, but I won’t apologize for protecting you! You’re my best friend—!”

All at once, everything stops. Asuna is pressing her lips against hers, and Rika is wide-eyed and frozen in shock. She doesn’t even dare to breathe. Then, almost as soon as it started, Asuna pulls back, and a furiously blushing Rika can only stare. She swears her lips are tingling, but that might just be her imagination. When her voice returns, all that comes is a strangled, high-pitched whisper.

At the words, a bleary-eyed Rika lifts her head from her arms to find her best friend standing in front of her desk and looking down at her in concern. Damn it. So she’d noticed, huh? Not that Rika’d been doing a very good job of hiding her exhaustion, admittedly, but hey, it’s been about a week since she’s had a decent night’s sleep. Sue her.

Still, that doesn’t mean she wanted Asuna to clue in. She hadn’t wanted anyone to find out. The last thing she wants to do is worry them, especially over something that haunts them all from time to time.

And yet, the fact of the matter is, Asuna has noticed, and Rika knows better than anyone besides Kazuto that there’s no denying the Lightning Flash when she’s checking up on a loved one’s well-being. Sighing wearily, she hangs her head a moment before gradually bringing it back up to meet Asuna’s eyes. It’s now or never.

Slowly, very slowly, she shakes her head.

tagged by: aussu

Name: Rebecca

Goes By: Rebecca (People have also called me Lisbeth-mun and Lis-mun. Whatever people want to call me works, really. :))

Sexual Orientation: Asexual

Mun face claim: None (If you want someone who looks almost exactly like me, though, picture Disney’s Princess Belle with a longer face and more curls in her hair.)

Pronouns: She/her

Interests: Reading, writing, roleplaying, editing/betareading, singing, and watching cartoons/certain anime!

Fandoms: (Don’t know if I’d consider them ‘fandoms’ since I don’t go nuts or anything, just observe and gush on occasion, but semantics, right? Anyway, buckle up for this one, loves! <3)

SAO (eps 1-7, aspects of SAO EE, and a lot of Fairy Dance; haven’t seen SAO II yet), Pokemon (up until they changed English VAs), Digimon (all but Savers/Data Squad), Yu-Gi-Oh! (Duel Monsters only), Dragon Ball (DB and GT; haven’t seen Z yet), Angel Beats!, Fullmetal Alchemist/Brotherhood (love ‘03 most), Free! Iwatobi Swim Club/Eternal Summer, Studio Ghibli films, Naruto, Ben 10: Omniverse, Sonic the Hedgehog, LEGO Ninjago, How to Train Your Dragon, RWBY, Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go! (SRMT or SRMTHFG), Rurouni Kenshin, Yu Yu Hakusho (favorite show of all time!), Card Captor Sakura, Clannad/After Story, Dangan Ronpa, PAW Patrol, Peter Rabbit, My Little Pony (’80s and FiM), ‘80s Care Bears, ‘80s Rainbow Brite, X-Men Evolution, Ultimate Spiderman (cartoon), Avengers Assemble (cartoon), Batman (primarily The Batman and Batman: The (New) Animated Series cartoons/comics), Justice League/Unlimited (cartoon), Young Justice (cartoon), Gravity Falls, old Nicktoons, old Disney shows, Disney movies, Sofia the First, and others I can’t recall for the life of me! (I’ll probably remember later and be pissed at myself. XD)

Favorite band: Trading Yesterday, Daughtry, Rob Thomas, Nickelback, and Kelly Clarkson!

Favorite singer: Um…refer to above!

Favorite song: Don’t have one. LOTS of favorites, though!

Music genres listened to: I actually don’t listen to music in specific genres. I mostly just watch AMVs that may or may not have songs I end up liking on them. I think the bands/singers outlined above are mostly pop/rock-ish, though, so…those, I guess? (Rap and hip hop are the banes of my musical existence. No offense meant to those who like it!)

Triggers: None

How long have I been roleplaying?: Five years and counting! (Been writing for over ten, though! Wanted to be a fantasy-adventure novelist since third grade!)

How often am I online?: Unless I’m out looking for work, otherwise engaged with family/friends, or sick (like now ‘cause my immune system’s an asshole; thanks, premature birth XP), literally all day, every day! I recently got my first smartphone, too, and one of the first things I did was download the Tumblr app, so if you guys ever want or need me when I’m out, feel free to message me whenever! <3 (Be aware that it might take me a little to respond, however, because I’m really bad at typing on this thing! That, and I might forget to turn on notifs. It’s happened before. XD)

Why?: Because I love to write, read, roleplay, and the wonderful friends I’ve made on here!

Can we roleplay?: Hopefully, yes! Just please read my Rules and Headcanons pages, know that I’m para/multi para only, and you do have to put in the necessary effort! Otherwise, what’s the point, right? (No, but seriously: if you don’t put in the effort, it’s not going to work out. Simple as that.)

Are you single? Can I flirt with you?: Um…yes, I’m single, always have been, but I’m uncomfortable with flirting, so please don’t. Thank you.

UGH- You’re taking so long to reply! Why won’t you just reply to me?!: I almost always reply immediately or as soon as I can, so if I don’t, it’s most likely because I’m sick (like now; have been for over a week), I am otherwise engaged, or I don’t have the right reply in mind/feel like RPing and don’t want to force it for fear of giving you a reply neither of us deserves.

And for fun, tag some people you want to know more about!

Name: Corey

Goes By: Corey, CJ, Kobu, Kirito-mun

Sexual Orientation:  Hetero

Mun face claim: [none]

GREEN = I think you’re cute.TEAL = We have a lot in common.

(Ahh, thank you for labeling! I love when people do that! <3